Oregon wildfires

Rail Ridge Fire

ContainedGrant County, Oregon2024Wildfire

The Rail Ridge Fire was reported on September 2, 2024 in Grant County, Oregon and burned 176,661 acres. It was fully contained on November 1, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
176,661 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024
Personnel
196

Map

Perimeter mapped October 24, 2024 at 6:42 PM PDT, 176,661 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.241, -119.560.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Mount Vernon

The incident

Size
176,661 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2024 at 3:05 AM PDT
Contained
November 1, 2024 at 2:47 PM PDT
Controlled
November 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST
Cause
Natural
Location
Less than 1 mile south of Dayville
County
Grant County
State
Oregon
Nearest city reported
Dayville
Protecting agency
BLM
Jurisdiction
BLM
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Personnel assigned
196
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$85,121,274
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-ORPRD-000761
IRWIN identifier
1E0FCF1D-5F6E-454D-AC7E-901A510B3753

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 3, 2024 (61,569 acres) to October 25, 2024 (176,661 acres). The largest one-day growth was 24,425 acres, mapped September 6, 2024.

DayAcresChange
September 3, 202461,569
September 4, 202466,293+4,724
September 5, 202482,947+16,654
September 6, 2024107,372+24,425
September 7, 2024122,705+15,333
September 8, 2024146,607+23,902
September 9, 2024151,906+5,299
September 10, 2024157,759+5,853
September 11, 2024161,190+3,431
September 12, 2024161,1900
September 13, 2024161,722+532
September 14, 2024162,278+556
September 16, 2024162,2780
September 17, 2024162,305+27
September 18, 2024162,122-183
September 19, 2024162,130+8
September 20, 2024162,1300
September 21, 2024162,426+296
September 22, 2024162,627+201
September 23, 2024162,994+367
September 24, 2024164,158+1,164
September 25, 2024165,209+1,051
September 26, 2024165,2090
September 27, 2024165,505+296
September 28, 2024165,586+81
September 29, 2024165,743+157
September 30, 2024166,062+319
October 1, 2024166,500+438
October 2, 2024167,718+1,218
October 3, 2024167,866+148
October 4, 2024168,002+136
October 6, 2024169,146+1,144
October 7, 2024169,648+502
October 8, 2024171,087+1,439
October 9, 2024173,530+2,443
October 10, 2024174,081+551
October 11, 2024174,438+357
October 12, 2024174,641+203
October 13, 2024174,935+294
October 14, 2024175,060+125
October 15, 2024175,961+901
October 16, 2024176,383+422
October 18, 2024176,601+218
October 19, 2024176,619+18
October 25, 2024176,661+42

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Vernon, OR covers the area today.

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM PST. Identifier 2024-ORPRD-000761.